GETTING OLDER:

GETTING OLDER:

My mother grew old "Gracefully".

Wish I could say the same.

I find the ageing process most upsetting.

It's certainly not a game.

I take a peep in the mirror.

A stranger stares back at me.

I have more tramlines than San Fransico,

For all the world to see.

Then there are the health issues,

One can't get the treatment one needs.

You visit your friendly doctor,

Who certainly don't take heed.

Loneliness is another thing

That happens as the years proceed.

You try to make friends but get ignored.

Not the sort of feeling one needs.

But there is a lighter side.

When all is said and done.

I have wonderful memories.

When life was a ball having fun.

The happiness my children brought.

As they progressed through the changes of life.

When my son's became a husband,

My daughter became a wife.

Recently I lost my youngest son,

That certainly was not in life's plan.

I miss the phone and text messages,

From that fine young man.

So as this new week starts.

Positivity is still on the cards.

That life will become easier.

And not so terribly hard.

Yvonne Lewis: 14/01/2019: